Sunday, February 08, 2009

Dilermando Reis - Gotas de Lagrimas (1963)

Hello, good evening! When I started this transfer tonight, I realized that I could not get away from the turntable hearing the opening track 01 - Gotas de Lagrimas, which is also the title track, a beautiful waltz, and perhaps a complex and challenging piece to any guitar player, absolutely unknown to me. Later, a few Google searches were enough to understand that Mozart Bicalho (Gotas de Lagrimas composer) is another Brazilian guitar master, compared to big names such like Joao Pernambuco and Canhoto. I will tell you a little bit more about this piece. Let's see.

This is Dilermando Reis - Gotas de Lagrimas (1963), for Continental, another worth checking Dilermando Reis LP, featuring his own compositions and renditions of well-known instrumental tunes. Gotas de Lagrimas was recorded for the first time by Mozart Bicalho in 1930, having its first transcription in the early 1960's by Dilermando Reis, who made a very important work of publishing in written music many tunes that are considered today a very important part of Brazilian guitar tradition. As a whole, Gotas de Lagrimas is a delicious album, tailored for musicians and people who just want to appreciate beautiful tunes played by a really gifted musician. Tracks include:

01 - Gotas de Lágrimas (Mozart Bicalho)
02 - Brejeiro (Ernesto Nazareth)
03 - Volve Volve (Carola)
04 - La Cumparsita (Matos Rodrigues)
05 - Rapsódia Infantil (Dilermando Reis)
06 - Nossa Ternura (Dilermando Reis)
07 - Cateretê Mineiro (Levino Conceição)
08 - Cisne Branco (Antônio Manoel do Espírito Santo / Benedito Xavier de Macedo)
09 - Eterna Saudade (Dilermando Reis)
10 - Interrogando (João Pernambuco)
11 - Gauchinha (Dilermando Reis)
12 - Suspiro da Nega (Nelson Piló)

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